Pronunciation
- (British) IPA: /ˈstiːm.ɪŋ/
steaming (plural steamings)
- The action of steam on something.
- The method of cooking by immersion in steam.
- (UK, informal) A form of robbery in which a large gang moves swiftly and violently through a bus, train, etc.; see Steaming (crime).
- French: cuisson à la vapeur
- German: Dämpfen
steaming
- Giving off steam.
- We were served with steaming bowls of soup.
- (slang) Very angry.
- I was steaming when I heard about their betrayal.
- (slang) Extremely drunk.
- (giving off steam) steamy
- (very angry) apoplectic, enraged, furious; see also Thesaurus:angry
- (extremely drunk) paralytic, sloshed, wasted; see also Thesaurus:drunk
- German: dampfend
- Spanish: humeante
- present participle of steam#English|steam
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